Pakistan Super League

The Pakistan Super League, also known as the HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which founded it in 2015. The board announced the launch in September 2015 and the first season began on 4 February 2016 in the United Arab Emirates, with an opening ceremony led by the UAE sports minister. It began with five franchises based on the capital cities of Pakistan's provinces and the federal capital, grew to six with the Multan Sultans in 2018 and features eight city-based franchises as of 2026. The league runs as a single entity in which each franchise is owned and controlled by investors, and the commercial rights to the first franchises were sold for 93 million US dollars for ten years. Each team plays a double round-robin group stage, the top four teams reach the playoffs and the season ends with a final. Players are recruited through a draft rather than an auction. The 2026 edition was the eleventh season, and Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars lead with three titles each, followed by Peshawar Zalmi with two.